I will start by saying that interpersonal relationships can only be positive in relations between countries, and history has given us many such examples. Relationships between Eleftherios Venizelos, Kemal Ataturk and Ismet Inonu;
Dialogue with Turkey is preferable to war, Avramopoulos tells Kathimerini, 31/1/2021
Foreign Ministry handing-over ceremony (25 June 2013)
Foreign Ministry handing-over ceremony (25 June 2013)
D. AVRAMOPOULOS: First of all, we apologize for the slight delay. Many of you got here a lot earlier, but, as always, we had a very interesting and useful discussion with the Deputy Prime Minister and the new Foreign Minister, whom I would like to welcome to our Ministry and wish, above all, every success in his new duties.
Foreign Minister Avramopoulos’ statement on the outcome of the Iranian presidential elections
Foreign Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos made the following statement regarding the outcome of the Iranian presidential elections:
“We welcome the election of Hassan Rohani to the position of President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and we hope that this development will mark a new page in Iran’s cooperation with the international community.
Statements of Foreign Minister Avramopoulos following the Dubrovnik Ministerial Meeting on the TAP and IAP projects
D. AVRAMOPOULOS: I’m very happy to be here in the beautiful city of Dubrovnik, invited by my very good friend and colleague Vesna Pusic, who took the initiative to invite us here, along with my good colleagues from neighboring countries.
Statements of Foreign Minister Avramopoulos and his Egyptian counterpart Kamel Amr following their meeting
D. AVRAMOPOULOS: I had the very great pleasure today of receiving Mr. Mohamed Kamel Amr, our friend the Foreign Minister of Egypt, with whom I have met many times in the past, and we had said that we would start a new chapter in our relations as soon as possible
Foreign Minister Avramopoulos meets with his UAE counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (11 June 2013)
D. AVRAMOPOULOS: I had the pleasure and honor today of receiving the Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates, His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, with whom we had very friendly talks, in an equally warm and friendly atmosphere, on issues of bilateral and international interest.
Foreign Minister Avramopoulos’s interview with Nina Dos Santos on CNN (London, 5 June 2013)
JOURNALIST’S INTRODUCTION: Greece’s Foreign Minister says that this is the moment when his country’s reputation can be restored.
Foreign Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos' speech in the American Jewish Committee’s annual Global Forum
Dear friends,
Robert Elman and David Harris,
Allow me to tell you that, as I feel it, I am among this fantastic gathering, and I have the feeling that I am among members of my family.
It is not an exaggeration if I tell you that I don’t come from Athens but all the way down from Jerusalem. I was there three days ago, and I have taken with me the cordiality and friendship of the people of Israel.
Foreign Minister Avramopoulos’s interview in the Athens weekly “Paraskinio”, with journalist Spyros Papadakis
JOURNALIST: In just a few days, you will have been Foreign Minister for a year. Can you give us an account of your time in office?
D. AVRAMOPOULOS: Over the past year, Greek diplomacy has been systematically activated, with the goal of repairing the damage done to the country’s image by the economic crisis. At the same time, it worked methodically, contributing to, among other things, the creation of a climate conducive, on the international level, to strengthening the Greek economy’s activities abroad, attracting investments and enhancing our relations with key partners of the Eurozone.
Foreign Minister Avramopoulos to participate in the American Jewish Committee’s annual Global Forum (Washington, 3 June 2013) – Visit to London (4-5 June)
Foreign Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos departs tomorrow for the U.S. to participate on 3 June as a keynote speaker in the World Leaders Plenary of the American Jewish Committee’s annual Global Forum.
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